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Claude Code

Anthropic US

Claude Code is a terminal CLI coding agent whose engine also ships as a VS Code extension, a JetBrains plugin, a desktop app, a web app and GitHub Actions. It fits developers who delegate whole tasks and need the work to continue across surfaces.

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€15.64
Free plan
No
Trial
No
Visit the vendor site Opens the vendor site in a new tab Editorial score 9.3 /10

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Best for

Sustained agentic work on a real codebase across terminal, IDE, desktop and CI

Strengths / Weaknesses

Strengths

  • One engine across terminal, VS Code, JetBrains, desktop, web, mobile and CI
  • CLAUDE.md, skills, hooks and MCP config apply identically on every surface
  • Subagents and background agents for parallel work under a lead agent
  • Third-party providers including Amazon Bedrock and Google Vertex on the CLI and IDE plugins

Weaknesses

  • No free tier, entry is Claude Pro at EUR 15.64 per month
  • Anthropic models only, no open or local model path
  • Terminal-first design is a learning curve for IDE-only developers

Pricing

Plan Price Unit Note
Free Price on request per user does not include Claude Code
Pro Price on request per user USD 17 per month billed annually, USD 20 billed monthly
Max Price on request per user USD 100 per month, 5x Pro usage
Ultra Price on request per user USD 200 per month, 10x Pro weekly usage
Team standard seat Price on request per seat USD 20 per seat per month annually, USD 25 monthly, 2 to 150 people
Team premium seat Price on request per seat USD 100 per seat per month annually, 5x standard usage
Enterprise Price on request per seat USD 20 minimum per month annually plus usage at API rates

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Verdict

The strongest agent in this category for work measured in tasks rather than keystrokes, because a session can move from terminal to IDE to desktop without losing the repository's conventions. Pro at EUR 15.64 is mid-priced for what it includes, and hooks plus skills are the feature that turns a team's review and deploy habits into something executable. Model lock-in to Anthropic is the real trade.

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Where we write about it

Where these numbers come from

  1. [1] Claude Code overview, surfaces and third-party providers accessed 2026-11-11
  2. [2] Claude plans and pricing, USD converted at 1 USD = 0.92 EUR accessed 2026-11-11

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